PERSEPSI PEGAWAI DINAS KEHUTANAN DAN PEDAGANG KAYU TERHADAP PENERAPAN PERATURAN MENTERI LINGKUNGAN HIDUP DAN KEHUTANAN NOMOR : P.21/MENLHK-II/2015 TENTANG PENATAUSAHAAN HASIL HUTAN YANG BERASAL DARI HUTAN HAK

Forest governance was not implemented efficiently, effectively, transparently, and accountably yet. Due to this poor instigation, the government eventually decided to revise the regulation from Ministry of Forestry to guarantee and protect community’s right in the meantime it also provides legal assurance to industries that use raw materials from community forest. This study aims to investigate the different perceptions of Forestry Bureau staffs and wood traders towards the implementation of the new regulation from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry P.21/MENLHK-II/2015 in Malang district. Using quantitative descriptive comparation analysis, this study also seeks to investigate the significant effect from the implementation of the new regulation towards the number of illegal logging cases and the financial loses from those illegal activities. 30 samplings taken from Forest Service Employees (Wasganis PHPL) and wood traders from the region of UPTD Bantur and UPTD Donomulyo who were willingly to participate in this study. The comparison test reveals that there is significant difference in the number of illegal logging cases before and after the implementation of the new regulation of P.21/MENLHK-II/2015 in which the new regulation has significantly decreased the number of the cases and financial loses caused by illegal logging